School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 0.5588 GPI in 2016. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1971–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo is 0.5588 GPI, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.7% on the previous year and up 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.5588 GPI in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0565 GPI, in 1971.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 165th out of 177 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0565 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.0684 GPI | +21.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1031 GPI | +50.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3505 GPI | +240.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3552 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3104 GPI | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 0.447 GPI | +44.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5522 GPI | +23.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4553 GPI | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5588 GPI | +22.7% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.5588 GPI is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6061 GPI, 92% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.5588 GPI is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7194 GPI, 78% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.076 GPI | 0.0565 GPI | 0.1031 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.3387 GPI | 0.3104 GPI | 0.3552 GPI | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.5033 GPI | 0.447 GPI | 0.5588 GPI | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More education data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 33.69 (1999)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 34.65 (1999)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 621,578 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.99 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 410,532 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 427,300 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.93 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 21.15 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 7.35 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.5588 GPI in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5588 GPI in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0565 GPI in 1971.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 165th out of 177 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.